Soccer: Undefeated in five games, Atletico Ottawa looks to knock off Forge FC in home showdown Sunday

Undefeated in its past five games, Atletico is looking to keep the momentum, looking to get better one game at a time, looking to stifle opponents with head coach Carlos Gonzalez’ defensive system that’s seen the Ottawa team surrender just 15 goals in its 16 games .

To understand what it means for a professional soccer club in Ottawa to be battling for top of the table in the Canadian Premier League, to be playing Forge FC with first place on the line, you need understand the history. It goes way back, too—back to when Ottawa Fury FC was on a great run, winning the 2015 fall season before losing the Soccer Bowl 3-2 to New York Cosmos. Fury FC folded following the 2019 season.

“When we play against teams like Forge, it’s a great opportunity to measure our level, to measure what stage we’re at as a team,” said Gonzalez. “Forge is one of the best teams in the CPL, it’s been good for a long time. The team has been working with the same coach for a long time. It is a dominant team, a very complete team with great talent.”Article content

“The team has grown massively,” said Gonzalez. “We’ve created some really important things, not only tactically, but we have a clear identity, we are capable of managing games in different circumstances. The way the team has improved most is in the mentality, the way we approach every game, the way the players trust we can play against any good team and .Article content

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